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( The Translational Genomics Research Institute ) Joshua Niska, a five-year intern at the Translational Genomics Research Institute, capped a string of major academic honors today by being named one of the nation's top 20 college students by USA Today.

June 9, 2010 8:25 am |
by Natural Environment Research Council |
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Snake populations have shown an alarming decline across the world over the last 22 years, report scientists today. Of 17 snake populations, including 11 species from five countries, 11 dropped sharply. The scientists say they don't yet know the exact reasons for the drops, but have...

( Wiley-Blackwell ) A controlled trial conducted by researchers at the E-DA Hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, suggests that a combination of band ligation and nadolol may not be the most effective prophylaxis for first variceal bleeding resulting from cirrhosis. Results of this study...

( American Chemical Society ) Scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for revolutionizing electronics devices ranging from supercomputers to cell phones. Called graphene, the...

( American Chemical Society ) Scientists are reporting new evidence that drinking coffee may help prevent diabetes and that caffeine may be the ingredient largely responsible for this effect. Their findings, among the first animal studies to demonstrate this apparent link, appear in...

( European Space Agency ) The first products based on GOCE satellite data are now available online through ESA's Earth observation user services tools. ESA launched the satellite in March 2009 on a mission to map Earth's gravity with unprecedented accuracy and spatial resolution.

( Nanyang Technological University ) Nanyang Technological University is hosting the Computer Graphics International Conference, one of the oldest and highly acclaimed international computer graphics conferences in the world, from June 8-11, 2010. Organized by NTU's Institute for...

( American Chemical Society ) Money may not grow on trees, but gasoline, computers, and tennis shoes just might thanks to new biotech advances that could allow manufacturers to produce fuel, plastics, and other chemicals from plants instead of petroleum. That's the topic of an...

A new robotic telescope has had first light at the European Southern Observatory’s La Silla Observatory, in Chile. TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope) is devoted to the study of planetary systems through two approaches: the detection and characterization of...